Packed joint.



J. M. MGDNALR PACKED JOINT; APPLICATION FILED NOV.' 22,*1910.

1,03 l Patented July 2, 1912.

-MJ Mw onirico "Sargas-gianna? Orr-r;

JOHN M. MGDONALD, OF DUBUQUE, IOWA, ASSIGNOR To A. Yjucnem .V

nUBUQ'UE, IOWA, A GOPARTNERSHIP- PACKED iJOINT.

Specification of Letters Patent. i 'I l Iiatentedl illy 2, 19112K.

Application filed November 22, 1910. 'Serial o.v 593,686;

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, J 011x- M. MODONALD, a citizen of the United States, residing at Dubuque, in the county of Dubuque and State. of lowa', have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Packed Joints,

i of which the following is a specification.

The present invention relates more particularly to a joint adapted for use when it is desired to revolubly mount the pipe or (other coupled member within the coupling member.

ll`he object of this linvention is to eliminate the major portion of the frictional resistance resulting from engagement of the packing with the walls of the coupling member when the coupled member is revolved within the coupling member.

Another object of the invention is to arrange one of these coupling members in su'ch relation to aseri'es of coupled members as to permit' of a double movement of the free ends of the coupled members.

Further objects of the invention are, to

provide a joint between the coupling and coupled members which is strong and durable, and well adapted to prevent leakage of liquid or other substance, and to permit of easy movement of the coupled member with respect to the coupling member; and to provide a well in the coupling member for the reception of a lubricant, thus insuring a constantlubricating of the packing of the `ioint. f i

The invention further relates to the features of construction and the combination of parts hereinafter described and claimed.

ln the drawings, Figure 1, an elevation showing a coupling having two oints of the present invention embodied therein; and Fig. 2. a sectional elevation ofthe type of joint shown in Fig. 1.

In certain lines of work as, for instance, the unloading of tank cars-it is necessarv to swing the connection between the pipe lead- A ing to the storage tank and thepipe upon which is secured the nozzle that is to be 1nserted into the tank car, first, into position to bring said pipe into alinement with the opening in the tank car to secure the nozzle thereto, and then to depress the "nozzle sutliei'entlv to have it reach the lowermost portion of the tank on the car, this latter stepA being necessary in order to drain all ofthe oil from the tank.' It is further necessary in devices of this kind to make a tight and efficient oint at the point of connection be tween the pipe carrying the `nozzle and the pipe leading-to the storage tank, and to so construct this j'ointthatthe pipeconnected to the nozzle will be permitted to swing horizontally to bring the nozzle into alinement with the opening in the tank car, and then to move the pipe vertically to bring the nozzle to the bottom of the tank on the car.

Fach coupled member which. as illusi trated in the drawings, are pipesindicated b'v the numerals 5 and 6, is provided with a circumferential ring13 adjacent the upper end thereof, which ring rests against a suit-. able abutment 14 formed on the interior of the coupling member, which, in the formshown, consists of a sleeve 15. Located below the ring 13 is a sectlon of packing ma-.

terial 16, and below the packing material is a metallic collar 17, which, as shown more clearlyY in Fig. is provided with a concave face 1S, which rests againstthe packing. rThe opposite face 1Q of the collar is flat and is engaged b v a suitable gland 20, `which is secured tothe body of the coupling and adjustetl to different positionsby1neans of a nut and bolt connection 21, or other suitable fastening means. I rlleircumferential chamber 22 is provided i e body of the Vsleeve 15 and is located direfctlv7 above the ring 123 of the coupled member. This construction is more clearlv shown in Fig. 2. The chamber QQjs adapted for `the reception of a suitable? lubricant. which works down between the outer face of the `(ring 13 and the inner face ofthe sleeve 15. `and keeps the packinglubricated at all times. thus maintaining the packing 'in' the form of a lubricated mass which will reduce friction when the coupled memberis tui-ned within the sleeve. And this lubricant, also serves to reduce the friction between the eollar 13and 4the walls of the sleeve 15 when said collar is revolved.

When the collar 1T is forced into tight engagement with the. packing by the compression of the gland 20. it will result, owing to the concave` formation of the face 1R Aof the collar which engages the packing. in the. forcing of the packing awav from the wall 23 of the sleeve 15.A This is because of the concave formation of the face 1S, which will` tend to rowd' the packing toward the center of the coupling and thus force it away from the wall Q3 of the coupling member andI into engagement with the wall 2l ,of the coupled member.

' volved, in ca :rying the packing around -withthe coupled member; and since the packing has, to a degree, been forced awa)v from the wall 23, the frictional `engagement between the' packing and the wall 23 will be miniinized to a great extent duringsuch revolution. This will, of course, .permit an Aeasier and smoother rerolution of the coupled member within'the coupling member 15.

.1s will be seen in Fig. 2, the outer edge of the face 1S of the ring'l'?Y is lying in a plane above the lon'eiedge thereof. Thus the ring 1T extends a greater distance along the wall 23 than it does along the wall 2l; cmsequen'tly 'the amount of packing extending along the wall 23v is less than along the wall Qi. This decreases the amount of frictional surface engaging the wall 23 and also decreases the amount of friction result-ing when the coupled member is turned within the coupling member. lt is, of' course,

understood that the ring 17 has a sliding fit? `within the sleeve andthat the frictional engagement of 'the ring Ywith the wall 23 when the ring is revolved within the sleeve 15 is slight.

By providing a metallic ring resting 'against the end of the gland, all of the chafing resulting from the revolution of the packing upon the surface of the gland is eliminated, since two metallic surfaces are brought together at this point, in place of a metallic and a compressible surface. Thus, the friction resulting from therevolution o f the coupled member within the coupling is reduced by a'plurality of means, as follows: First, by forcing the packing away from the walls of the coupling member, which in the present instance is the sleeve l5, and into engagement with the coupled member, which in the present ins-tance is either the reroluble pipe 5 'or 6, and thus decreasing the amount of packing engaging the walls of the coupling member, and also preventing riiing of the packing against the walls of the coupling member as thev coupledmember is moved;l second, by reducing the amount, of packing engaging the walls of the'- coupling member in comparisonto the amount of packing engaging the )walls of the coupled member; third, by proi'l'idiiig a constant lubrication for the packing, the packing does not become dry7 and hot and the friction from this source .is eliminated, and a reduction inthe friction is further brought about by the constant lufb'ricating of the engaging Walls of the .couL form such anoperation. 130

This binding of the` packing closer to the coupled memberl and' forcing it away from the walls of the sleeve 15 results, when thecoupled member is re-AA -at'tliesa1ne time this compression is of such Y a nature to permit of an easy and smooth 7 revolution of the coupled member within pling and coupled member; and fourth, by keeping the packing away from the gland, the friction which would result from 'the engagement of the packing with the gland is v be s een that while a tight and coiiipressed joint is maintained between thev coupled member and the coupling member,

the sleeve without the frictional resistance which would ordinarily accompany such a construction. The packing and the coupled member will revolve in unison, since the packing is in tight engagement' with the walls of the coupled member in comparison with its engagement with the wall 23 of the sleeve 15,and thus a packing is provided, which, although not iixedly at- 8 5 tached to the coupled member, is held in sutliciently rigid engagement to revolve therewith, so that, in fact, a packed revoln, ble joint is maintained within the fixedl coupling member, which in the present in 9G stance is the sleeve 15. And this engagement of the packing with the coupled member is further brought about byits being compressed against thev face' 18 of the ring 1T and against the face of the ring 13, both 95 of which members will move with the coupled inember.

From the foregoing description, it will be seen that a j oin't is provided which is sufficiently tight to prevent leakage, since the compression of the packing material by the tightening of the gland issutlicient to render the joint non-leakable; and at the same time the binding between the packing and the walls .of the coupling member is eliminated to the extent necessary to permit of the revolution of .the packing within the Vfixed member, without a binding resulting from the frictional engagement between the packing and the Walls of the coupling inem 110 ber. It will alsobe seen that. means-are provided for maintaining the packing in suticiently rigid engagement with the coupled member so that the coupled member and the packing are revoluble together,

thus permitting of the revolution of the coupled member within the coupling member without revolving the coupled member against the frictional resistance of the packing, which would tend to render such revo- .lution difficult, and would also tend to wear out the packing in a short While, producing a leaky joint. It is by means of this easy and smooth revolution that a joint is provided especiallyv adapted' for use where liq- 125 uid is' to be conductedfrom one 'receptacle to another, since, as heretofore explained, movement of this nature' in two directions is usually necessary in ord'erto properly perwith grooves vprovidingfol chambers, the i ends of said pipes projecting beyond said 10 shoulders :and ,servingr'to hold the pipes against sidewise movement` within' the sleeve, a packing below each of said Bauges'. av ring below saldpacklng provided with n concave face bearmglagainst said packing.

1nd a gland 'bearing against each of smid 15 rings, substantially as described.

' JOHN M.- MCDONALI). Vitnesses F. A. REHQER,

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